2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14
Dec. 29, 2012
Bronx, N.Y.
Syracuse won its second New Era Pinstripe Bowl by defeating West Virginia 38-14 in a snowy game at Yankee Stadium.Â
Running back Prince-Tyson Gulley amassed a career-high 213 yards rushing on 26 carries and scored three total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) to win game MVP honors. He found the end zone on runs of 33 and 67 yards. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib.
SU scored 23 of its 38 points in the third quarter to break open what was a 12-7 game at halftime. The Orange started the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a Nassib TD pass to Beckett Wales. Gulley scored two of his touchdowns, sandwhiched around a 29-yard TD catch by WVU’s Stedman Bailey, to extend the SU advantage to 33-14. Brandon Sharpe closed the third-quarter scoring by forcing West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone. The result was a safety and a 35-14 Orange lead.
Ross Krautman accounted for the only points of the fourth quarter, kicking a 36-yard field goal.
The Orange defense was dominant, recording two safeties, blocking a field goal, and limiting WVU to 304 total yards.Â
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RUSHING: Syracuse - Gulley 26-213, Smith 29-152, Nassib 7-13, TEAM 3-minus 9. West Virginia - Austin 11-45, Buie 7-34, Alston 8-15, Bailey 1-13, Smith 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Nassib 11-23-1-130, Loeb 1-1-0-8. West Virginia - Smith 19-28-0-201.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Gulley 5-56, Wales 3-39, Lemon 2-7, Sales 1-19, West 1-17. West Virginia - Bailey 8-121, Woods 5-41, Austin 4-30, Clay 1-10, Buie 1-minus 1.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Bronx, N.Y.
Syracuse won its second New Era Pinstripe Bowl by defeating West Virginia 38-14 in a snowy game at Yankee Stadium.Â
Running back Prince-Tyson Gulley amassed a career-high 213 yards rushing on 26 carries and scored three total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) to win game MVP honors. He found the end zone on runs of 33 and 67 yards. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib.
SU scored 23 of its 38 points in the third quarter to break open what was a 12-7 game at halftime. The Orange started the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a Nassib TD pass to Beckett Wales. Gulley scored two of his touchdowns, sandwhiched around a 29-yard TD catch by WVU’s Stedman Bailey, to extend the SU advantage to 33-14. Brandon Sharpe closed the third-quarter scoring by forcing West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone. The result was a safety and a 35-14 Orange lead.
Ross Krautman accounted for the only points of the fourth quarter, kicking a 36-yard field goal.
The Orange defense was dominant, recording two safeties, blocking a field goal, and limiting WVU to 304 total yards.Â
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 Score by Quarter |  1 |  2 |  3 |  4 |  F |
 Syracuse |  3 |  9 |  23 |  3 |  38 |
 West Virginia |  0 |  7 |  7 |  0 |  14 |
 Scoring Summary | ||
 Team |  Play |  Score |
 SU |  Krautman 25 field goal |  3-0 |
 SU |  Lynch safety |  5-0 |
 SU |  Gulley 33 run (Krautman kick) |  12-0 |
 WVU |  Bailey 32 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) |  12-7 |
 SU |  Wales 10 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) |  19-7 |
 SU |  Gulley 67 run (Krautman kick) |  26-7 |
 WVU |  Bailey 29 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick)   |  26-14 |
 SU |  Gulley 9 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) |  33-14 |
 SU |  Sharpe safety |  35-14 |
 SU |  Krautman 36 field goal |  38-14 |
 Team Stats |  SU |  WVU |
 First Downs |  28 |  15 |
 Rushing Yardage |  369 |  103 |
 Passing Yardage |  138 |  201 |
 Total Offense (Plays-Yds) |  89-507 |  58-304 |
 Passes |  12-24 |  19-28 |
 Passes Had Intercepted |  1 |  0 |
 Punts/Avg. |  3/24.7 |  5/31.4 |
 Punt Returns |  0-0 |  0-0 |
 Kickoff Returns |  4-69 |  7-93 |
 Fumbles-Lost |  1-1 |  3-1 |
 Penalties-Yards |  5-57 |  11-116 |
RUSHING: Syracuse - Gulley 26-213, Smith 29-152, Nassib 7-13, TEAM 3-minus 9. West Virginia - Austin 11-45, Buie 7-34, Alston 8-15, Bailey 1-13, Smith 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Nassib 11-23-1-130, Loeb 1-1-0-8. West Virginia - Smith 19-28-0-201.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Gulley 5-56, Wales 3-39, Lemon 2-7, Sales 1-19, West 1-17. West Virginia - Bailey 8-121, Woods 5-41, Austin 4-30, Clay 1-10, Buie 1-minus 1.
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